*content warning: birth trauma, NICU experience, medical negligence*

When Shuly’s first baby was born and rushed to the NICU, she couldn’t walk. A nerve injury during delivery left her paralyzed and desperate for answers that didn’t come. Despite obvious signs that something was wrong, her concerns were brushed off again and again.

In this powerful episode, Shuly opens up about her experience with medical negligence, what it was like seeing her newborn connected to tubes while she could barely move, and how that moment shaped her trust in the healthcare system for years to come.

She also shares what healing has looked like: from learning to advocate for herself, to finding calm in nature, and discovering ways to release stress and emotion without letting them control her.

This episode is a reminder that strength isn’t about silence...it’s about using your voice, even when it shakes.

🎧 LISTEN IN FOR...

⚡ A nerve injury that changed everything and what it revealed about medical negligence.
👶 The heartbreak of seeing her newborn in the NICU while she couldn’t even walk.
🗣️ The long journey toward self-advocacy and rebuilding trust in medical care.
🌿 How Shuly learned to release stress and emotion in healthy, grounding ways.
💛 Why patient-centered care isn’t optional...it’s essential.

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As a mom of three and a business owner, Jamie has spent years discovering what true strength looks like: physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

From a home birth that showed her untapped physical power, to building a thriving chiropractic practice while raising a family, to learning to release control and trust Jesus with her motherhood...each season refined her in powerful ways.

Her story reminds us that the refining fire of motherhood doesn’t burn us down. It shapes us into something stronger, steadier, and surrendered. And at 40, her rebaptism became the ultimate symbol of that transformation.

🎧 Listen In For...

✨ What “strength” in motherhood really means
💼 The challenges of growing a business while raising littles
❤️ Letting go of guilt and perfection
🙏 How rebaptism at 40 became the most freeing act of faith

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*content warning - gestational diabetes, negative body image, past trauma*

When Kyra was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, it brought back years of body image struggles ...the kind shaped by growing up in the 90s “skinny culture” and by past relationships that made her feel like she wasn’t enough. But what started as a painful reminder became an unexpected path toward healing.

Through her husband’s steady love and God’s gentle hand, Kyra began to see her body not as something to be fixed, but as something fearfully and wonderfully made. This episode is a beautiful reflection on grace, partnership, and how God can redeem even the most painful parts of our stories.

🎧 Listen in for:

• A raw look at how “skinny culture” shaped how many of us see our bodies.
• The unexpected lessons hidden in a gestational diabetes diagnosis.
• How God used Kyra’s husband’s quiet strength to reveal His own love and grace.
• What healing can look like when we finally stop fighting our bodies and start listening to them.

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*content warning: addiction, infidelity, divorce, family trauma*

Christy’s journey through the early years of motherhood wasn’t what she expected.

While being pregnant with twin girls, she faced the heartbreak of infidelity and the hidden pain of her then-husband’s drug addiction. Torn between leaving and staying, she was fixated on “the other woman” while the deeper issues unfolded. Christy finally made the decision to leave and start fresh with her daughters, with a little help from a friend who provided much needed and timely clarity on her TRUE reality, not the one she was telling herself. That leap of faith led to open doors: a job, housing, daycare, and eventually a new chapter with a loving husband who adopted her girls as his own.

This is a story of hard choices, unexpected blessings, and the power of walking away from what no longer serves you.

🎧 Listen in for:

• An honest conversation about navigating broken trust and finding clarity in the chaos
• Encouragement for moms walking through hard marriages, separation, or fresh starts
• Practical wisdom on letting go of what no longer serves you
• Hope that new beginnings and healthy love are possible
• A reminder that your story doesn’t end in the valley...you can rise stronger

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**content warning - miscarriage**

When Mallory experienced her first pregnancy ending in miscarriage at 10 weeks, her world shifted in ways she never expected. The grief was deep, made heavier by painful encounters with her medical team, including a reminder call for a 12-week appointment that would never happen.

But in the middle of heartbreak, God showed up. As she left an appointment, a visual reminder of a business goal she thought was impossible became a sign: You can keep going - I’m with you.

Now, Mallory openly shares her miscarriage story and refuses to hide it from her children. Instead, she plans to use it to teach them about heaven...that it’s where God lives and where their sibling now waits. Her journey is one of faith, resilience, and fierce belief in the strength of women.

Listen as Mallory talks about navigating loss, finding purpose in pain, and standing beside other women walking through miscarriage.

🎧 Listen in for:

• Miscarriage experience
• Finding God’s presence in grief
• Supporting other women through loss
  

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When Rachel’s family had to relocate for her husband’s job, the move pulled them away from everything familiar: friends, family, routines, and the life they’d built. What began as one of the hardest seasons became a testimony of God’s perfect timing. 

From finding a last-minute preschool spot for her youngest to landing a job and creating new community, Rachel shares how she learned to let go of her own expectations and trust God’s plan. Her story is a powerful reminder that even when life uproots us, God is already making a way.

🎧 Listen in for:

• Adjusting to a major relocation
• Embracing God’s timing over your own
• Creating deeper, more meaningful connections despite distance
  

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**content warning: infertility, postpartum emotions**

When Devin became a mom, she was content with having one child - until the Lord whispered a promise into her heart: her daughter would one day be a sister. Holding onto that truth carried her through 24 months of secondary infertility, countless lifestyle changes, and a long season of waiting. 

After her son was born, Devin faced unexpected postpartum struggles, questioning how something she had prayed so hard for could feel so heavy. Through it all, she clung to God’s unchanging character and the reminder that His promises are always fulfilled…even when the journey is far from easy.

🎧 Listen in for:

• Secondary infertility journey
• Trusting God’s character
• Postpartum emotions
  

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**content warning: child medical trauma, chronic illness**

When Lindsay’s daughter was diagnosed with not one, but three autoimmune diseases before the age of three, their family followed every medical recommendation...until the treatments became traumatic for everyone involved. A dye sensitivity led Lindsay to explore more holistic approaches, and a nudge from the Lord inspired her to start a garden right in the middle of town. What began as a desperate search for answers turned into a journey of faith, empowerment, and healing. 

Now, her daughter’s hair flows down her back, and Lindsay has embraced a more intentional, holistic lifestyle that’s transformed her family’s health and her own perspective on beauty, expectations, and motherhood.

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**content warning - birth trauma, infertility, maternal injury, postpartum recovery challenges, femoral nerve damage**

Jacqueline’s motherhood journey wasn’t what she expected. After years of infertility, she faced devastating nerve damage right as she welcomed her baby. Angry with God and unsure how to move forward, she found herself learning how to walk again while caring for a newborn.

In this powerful story, Jacqueline shares how faith and resilience carried her through the hardest season of her life.

🎧 Listen in for:

• The anger she felt toward God
• The reality of learning how to walk while caring for a baby
• How faith carried her through a season she never imagined

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**content warning: birth trauma, maternal injury, postpartum recovery challenges**

When Ursula gave birth to her son, she didn’t go home to start her new life as a mom…she went to a rehab facility. Severe femoral nerve damage from childbirth left her unable to walk and an autoimmune disease from an infection she had after her water was broken meant ongoing treatments.

In this conversation, Ursula shares what it was like when her son’s “first home” was rehab, the reality of healing while parenting a newborn, and why she’s letting go of picture-perfect expectations. This is a story of perseverance, presence, and learning that what your child will remember isn’t the stroller walks or tidy house…it’s that you were there.

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